Support for <(sub|sup)> (Was: [this] as a synonym for [this][])

[David P Henderson]

On 03 Apr 2005, at 12:55, John Gruber wrote:

> On the other hand, I am tempted to add support for `<sup>`, and
> possibly `<sub>`. Not for writing mathematics -- Markdown is never
> going to be suitable for marking up equations, and it would be a
> mistake to pretend it could be -- but for very simple usage, such as
> footnotes.
>
All the homework for my college chemistry course is done online. When 
writing chemical formulae and equations, we use syntax like the 
following:

C_6_H_12_O_6_

and

Ba^2+^ + OH^-^

which render as

C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>12</sub>O<sub>6</sub>

and

Ba<sup>2+</sup> + OH<sup>-</sup>

I realize that the first form is used for emphasis, but the second form 
for <sup> would work and is fairly clear in its meaning.

Dave
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